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Thursday, July 31, 2014

SLJ Info

 Ok everybody! Thanks to Sarah of Amber's house I was able to get things back into English! The weird part is when I tried to use a translator it identified the other language as English! Glad that is over with. Thanks again Sarah!


Several people commented on Samuel L Jackson's mold. He is a Star Wars character Samuel plays named Mace Windu I got new from a thrift shop a few years ago in a damaged package. He is one of my favorites. I just took him out of the box and put him on display. Today I counted 9 points of articulation including waist and neck ( or would that be 16 counting both sides?)  It seems he may have had his sabre. I can't remember.

 Star Wars: Episode II Mace Windu 12" Action Figure (Photo: Amazon.com)
 

Close-up showing teeth
 
Ok, here is the weird part. The stamp on his back says Hasbro 1993. He didn't star in the Star Wars prequels until 1999!
 
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28 comments :

  1. elizabeth sAugust 1, 2014 at 1:20 AM

    Well grandmommy, you know how bossy and belligerent SLJ can be and if he wants to predate his premier, whose gonna say "NO, not yet"? :0

    elizabeth

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    1. The grandmommyAugust 1, 2014 at 9:17 AM

      LOL Hi Elizabeth! I don't want him yelling curses at me that is for sure. LOL

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  2. MarisaAugust 1, 2014 at 5:35 AM

    congrats on a great thrift store find. everytime I see SLJ I expect him to ask me whats in my wallet *being a snappy I'd probbly tell him it's none of his business*

    heheh
    Marisa

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  3. GiacAugust 1, 2014 at 5:42 AM

    Hello Grandmommy,
    It is Star Wars...maybe he traveled back in time to boost sales ;)
    Big hug,
    Giac

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  4. Smaller PlacesAugust 1, 2014 at 5:55 AM

    Cool find!

    Hasbro used that body mold for lots of figures, thus the 1993 copyright date... which you probably knew and were just joking around, but I have no sense of humor. ;-)

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    1. The grandmommyAugust 1, 2014 at 9:20 AM

      Smaller Places,
      I really didn't know! Now I do! Isn't that funny? LOL

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  5. D7anaAugust 1, 2014 at 6:08 AM

    I agree with Smaller Places that that body was likely used for other action figures.

    I have this figure, too. His beady, little eyes are cute.

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    1. The grandmommyAugust 1, 2014 at 9:21 AM

      Hey D7ana!
      I didn't know they did that. So now I have to rethink all of my dolls and wonder if they were really from that year. Learn something everyday!
      There is something about him that makes me giggle.

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  6. SarahAugust 1, 2014 at 7:24 AM

    Sounds like his head has been transplanted onto someone elses body :D Glad you got the language problem sorted, I was playing about with my TV language settings years ago, and I had to go through every foreign word for English before I had English back again, it took forever! :D

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  7. The grandmommyAugust 1, 2014 at 9:23 AM

    Well, I would have thought there was a body switch but he was new! Live and learn!
    I am not glad you had to go through that language problem, but your experience sure was a blessing to me!

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  8. MuffAugust 1, 2014 at 10:46 AM

    His teeth are very defined and it does look like him. Pretty good mold!

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  9. D7anaAugust 1, 2014 at 5:58 PM

    Hi The grandmommy! Just want to clarify. (Sarah mentions that the head might have been transplanted. I don't have him, but I don't think that happened.) From what you say - he was sold in a damaged package, I think the body is his original body. I got mine NRFB, and he looks exactly like yours. Hasbro probably used that torso mold before for other dolls. Sammy's head is unique to him, but not the body. Fans of the Hasbro 12" Star Wars line could probably tell which other dolls had that same body mold; my information is not that detailed ;-P

    The only thing you can be sure of regarding dates on doll bodies is that the doll was not created before the date(s) on the head or body. That's one of the fun and exciting aspects of collecting, how to use the date(s) on dolls, lol.

    Happy investigating!

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    1. The grandmommyAugust 1, 2014 at 7:05 PM

      Hey D7ana!
      I had no idea they used the same body but I guess it makes sense. LOL
      Samuel really taught me a thing or three. LOL
      Now I all I have to do is identify all of my other over about 1 hundred fashion dolls. I bought them most of them nekkid and have no idea who they are! I was trying to think of a contest to help with that process.

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  10. Georgia GirlAugust 2, 2014 at 9:32 AM

    Lucky you for finding one at the thrift store. I have seen him at doll shows and he is not cheap. He resembles him a lot. Great find!

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  11. The grandmommyAugust 2, 2014 at 10:22 AM

    Hey there Georgia Girl!1
    Wow! Thanks for that info. He was just sitting there. I was surprised nobody got him, but glad they didn't! I think he was like $3.

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  12. TiggyAugust 2, 2014 at 9:20 PM

    Very Cool Doll and Wow Expert info on Identifying him too - Enjoy! ~ LuV, TiGGy

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    1. The grandmommyAugust 3, 2014 at 9:09 AM

      Hi Tiggy!
      He is really cool even up close. My fashion doll followers are really knowledgeable!

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  13. SimonAugust 3, 2014 at 7:10 AM

    Sorry I'm late.
    What a great doll! Those eyes are spookily realistic!! I'd like to see him fight Darth Vader...

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    1. The grandmommyAugust 3, 2014 at 9:10 AM

      Hey there Simon!
      Isn't he cool! so now I need to get a Darth Vader doll? lol Hmmm

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  14. Boris EstebitanAugust 7, 2014 at 11:56 AM

    Muy genial post, amo Star Wars, saludos desde El Blog de Boris Estebitan.

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  15. RoxanneRoxanneAugust 7, 2014 at 9:34 PM

    I have him too, and never removed him from the box.

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    1. The grandmommyAugust 10, 2014 at 5:13 PM

      Hey Roxanne!
      I wonder if his box was not already crushed if I would have deboxed him. hmmm

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  16. UnknownAugust 10, 2014 at 12:19 PM

    Hello from Spain: great doll. Very cool. Keep in touch

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    1. The grandmommyAugust 10, 2014 at 5:14 PM

      Marta HI!
      Thanks. Like I said he is really my favorite guy doll.

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It is fun hearing from all of you!

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